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In recent years, there has been a tremendous interest in using generative AI, and particularly large language models (LLMs) in software engineering; indeed there are now several commercially available tools, and many large companies also…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Stoyan Nikolov , Daniele Codecasa , Anna Sjovall , Maxim Tabachnyk , Satish Chandra , Siddharth Taneja , Celal Ziftci

Modern software systems continuously undergo code upgrades to enhance functionality, security, and performance, and Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in code migration tasks. However, while research on…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Xiang Li , Zhiwei Fei , Ying Ma , Jerry Zhang , Sarro Federica , He Ye

Library migration is the process of replacing one library with another library that provides similar functionality. Manual library migration is time consuming and error prone, as it requires developers to understand the APIs of both…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Md Mohayeminul Islam , Ajay Kumar Jha , May Mahmoud , Ildar Akhmetov , Sarah Nadi

Code translation aims to convert source code from one programming language (PL) to another. Given the promising abilities of large language models (LLMs) in code synthesis, researchers are exploring their potential to automate code…

Modern software programs are built on stacks that are often undergoing changes that introduce updates and improvements, but may also break any project that depends upon them. In this paper we explore the use of Large Language Models (LLMs)…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Katherine A. Rosenfeld , Cliff C. Kerr , Jessica Lundin

Library migration is the process of replacing a library with a similar one in a software project. Manual library migration is time consuming and error prone, as it requires developers to understand the Application Programming Interfaces…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Mohayeminul Islam , Ajay Kumar Jha , May Mahmoud , Sarah Nadi

Large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable capabilities across various software engineering tasks; however, their effectiveness in code migration, adapting code to run in different environments, remains insufficiently studied. In…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Keyuan Cheng , Xudong Shen , Yihao Yang , Tengyue Wang , Yang Cao , Muhammad Asif Ali , Hanbin Wang , Lijie Hu , Di Wang

Library migration is a common but error-prone task in software development. Developers may need to replace one library with another due to reasons like changing requirements or licensing changes. Migration typically entails updating and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Daniel Ramos , Catarina Gamboa , Inês Lynce , Vasco Manquinho , Ruben Martins , Claire Le Goues

Code translation is crucial for cross-language codebase migration, and large language models (LLMs) have emerged as a promising technique to automate this process. However, the security implications of using LLMs for code translation remain…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Hailong Chang , Guozhu Meng , Shuhui Xiao , Kai Chen , Kun Sun , Yilin Li

Large language models (LLMs) show promise in code translation due to their ability to generate idiomatic code. However, a significant limitation when using LLMs for code translation is scalability: existing works have shown a drop in…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Hanliang Zhang , Cristina David , Meng Wang , Brandon Paulsen , Daniel Kroening

The adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) is reshaping software development as developers integrate these LLMs into their applications. In such applications, prompts serve as the primary means of interacting with LLMs. Despite the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Mahan Tafreshipour , Aaron Imani , Eric Huang , Eduardo Almeida , Thomas Zimmermann , Iftekhar Ahmed

Many software projects implement APIs and algorithms in multiple programming languages. Maintaining such projects is tiresome, as developers have to ensure that any change (e.g., a bug fix or a new feature) is being propagated, timely and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-13 Jiyang Zhang , Pengyu Nie , Junyi Jessy Li , Milos Gligoric

As quantum software frameworks evolve, developers face increasing challenges in maintaining compatibility with rapidly changing APIs. In this work, we present a novel methodology for refactoring Qiskit code using large language models…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-18 José Manuel Suárez , Luis Mariano Bibbó , Joaquin Bogado , Alejandro Fernandez

The fast-paced evolution of Android APIs has posed a challenging task for Android app developers. To leverage Android's frequently released APIs, developers must often spend considerable effort on API migrations. Prior research and Android…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-29 Maxime Lamothe , Weiyi Shang , Tse-Hsun Chen

Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming software engineering, with coding assistants embedded in an IDE becoming increasingly prevalent. While research has focused on improving the tools and understanding developer…

API developers evolve software libraries to fix bugs, add new features, or refactor code. To benefit from such library evolution, the programmers of client projects have to repetitively upgrade their library usages and adapt their codebases…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-05-07 Hao Zhong , Na Meng

Out-of-tree kernel patches are essential for adapting the Linux kernel to new hardware or enabling specific functionalities. Maintaining and updating these patches across different kernel versions demands significant effort from experienced…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-27 Pucheng Dang , Di Huang , Dong Li , Kang Chen , Yuanbo Wen , Qi Guo , Xing Hu

The study presents the outcomes of research and experimental validation in the domain of automated codebase migration, with a focus on addressing challenges in transitioning SQL-based systems. The proposed method for migration essentially…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Oleg Grynets , Vasyl Lyashkevych , Dmytro Baran , Maksym Orliansky , Taras Zelenyy , Markiian Leshchyshyn

Python developers rely on two major testing frameworks: \texttt{unittest} and \texttt{Pytest}. While \texttt{Pytest} offers simpler assertions, reusable fixtures, and better interoperability, migrating existing suites from \texttt{unittest}…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Altino Alves , João Eduardo Montandon , Andre Hora

Continuous Integration (CI) is a cornerstone of modern collaborative software development, and numerous CI platforms are available. Differences in maintenance overhead, reliability, and integration depth with code-hosting platforms make…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Chong Wang , Chen Zhang , Jiajun Wu , Wunan Guo , Jianfeng Qu , Yewen Tian , Yang Liu
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